Extremists preyed on children to assist in a violent insurgency, enlisting their support to plant IEDs and often leading them to their deaths
Terror & al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s deadly exploitation of children
October 23rd, 2010 | by Lucy Keating | published in All stories, Carousel, Terror & al Qaeda
Syrian intelligence agents linked to al Qaeda in Iraq
October 23rd, 2010 | by Angus Stickler | published in All stories, Editor's picks, Story of the war, Terror & al Qaeda
Al Qaeda in Iraq’s plans to attack telecoms network allegedly supported by Syrian agents
Members of US-funded militia turn to al Qaeda
October 22nd, 2010 | by Alex Plough | published in All stories, Carousel, Terror & al Qaeda
Failed promises of jobs in the Iraqi security forces fueled disillusionment among the Sons of Iraq
Down’s syndrome patients used as suicide bombers
October 22nd, 2010 | by Lucy Keating and Emma Slater | published in All stories, Editor's picks, Terror & al Qaeda
Terrorist leaders in Iraq preyed on the vulnerable, duping them into acting as foot soldiers and often led them to their deaths
Al Qaeda’s use of chemical weapons
September 27th, 2010 | by Angus Stickler | published in All stories, Carousel, Story of the war, Terror & al Qaeda, Top stories
Saudi Arabia and Syria supplied chemical weapons to Al Qaeda in Iraq, enabling them to launch sophisticated rocket attacks on coalition forces and civilian targets. Angus Stickler analyses the leaked US military documents.
